Where does “osnygg” come from?

osnygg (Swedish) comes from Swedish snygg, from Old Norse snøggr, from Proto-Norse snaggwu-.

osnygg (Swedish): not nice-looking; untidy, dirty, unkempt, etc

Definitions

  1. not nice-looking; untidy, dirty, unkempt, etc

Ancestry of “osnygg”, step by step

osnygg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snygg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnygghandsome, good-looking; clean; cool
2Old Norsesnøggrswift; fast; quick; rapid
3Proto-Norsesnaggwu-—

via Swedish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishoO; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being...
Every word from Proto-Norse snaggwu- →Every word from Old Norse snøggr →Every word from Swedish snygg →